Snubber for vehicles



May 3, 1927. 1,627,113

a. c. PEARSON SNUBBER FOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. '7, 19 26 Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED, STATES GEORGE C. PEARSON, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

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Application filed January 7, 1928. Seria1 1Io..79,878.

This invention relates to motor vehicles,

and more particularly to snubbers to provide for better riding conditions within a vehicle. One of, the objects of the invention is to simplify the construction of snubbers, and to provide a device of this character having a minimum number of parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a relatively small device of the character described, being a construction that will successfully operate through a wide range of movement. I

Another object of the invention is to pro- 1 vide a'snubber utilizing steel springs in con- 'unction with air cushlon's, in order to regulate and check rebounds caused by a vehicle traveling over a rough road.

With the foregoing and other objects in 0 view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device with outer casing removed. 1 Fi ure 2 is a cross section taken on line 22 ig. 1. Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 Fig. 1.

Fi re 4 is a side elevation of the device attac ed to a vehicle with part of casing cut away.

Referrin to Fig. 1, it will be seen that I have provi ed a sturdy base member 1, provided with projections 2, for the pur ose of attaching to a frame part of a vehic e. By referring to Fi s. 1 and 3, it will be seen that I have provided a web member 3 formed .on' the inner surface 4 of the sturdy base member '1, and sup rting cylinders 5, and providing for slide arings 6, for the rec?- tion of piston shafts 7. The piston sha ts 7 o ratm pistons 8 within the cylinders 5, A

an exten ing through the slidebearin -6. Upon the ends 9 0 these iston sha 7 there is secured by means 0 adjusting nuts 10 compression springs 11. By referring to Flgures land 2, it will be seen that there is provided bracket member '12, provided with a bearing openln' 13, for the reception of a shaft 14. This s aft 14 extending throu h a bearing openin 15, centrally located in t e sturdy base mem er 1'. Upon this shaft 14, and situated within the bracket member 12,

there is secured a cog wheel 16, which funct1on with inwardly extending rack 17 formed on the squared central portions 18 of the piston shafts 7.

By referring to Figs. seen that there is provided a drum member 19, which is secured to' an'outer end 20 of the shaft 14,'wound upon this drum there is a flexible strap 21, the lower end 22 of which is attached to a clamp member 23, which is secured to an axle 24. It will also be seen that there is provided a. casing 28, which is utilized in closing the device with the exceptlon of the drum member 19 and connecting parts.

In operating this device, 'it will be seen that the piston .will normally take the posit1 on shown in Fi 1, that is, with ne1ther. piston extending into the chamber 5, enough to cause compression of the air within said chambers 5. In this normal position the tens1on springs 11 are at minimum tension. When the device is set in motion, due to irregularities of the road by natural tendency of the body to rebound from the pres sure exerted upon the ordinary'springs 25,

there will be a checking influence upon this rebound by means of the oppositely positioned C011 sprlngs 11 and the cylinders 5. It

will be seen that the pistons 8 will be forced into the chambers 5, and the tension springs 11 placed under 1ncreased tension. By referrin to Fig. 1, it will be seen that thereis provi ed a very small air outlet 26, in the ends of the chamber heads 27. The object of these air outlets 26 is to allow for a greater range of movement of the pistons 8, and to allow the pistons 8 to rapidly come back to normal position, in order to take up further rebounds that may be made by a continued unevenness or roughness of the road.

What I claim is:-

A snubber comprised of two air chambers, two compression. springs arranged so that one'compression spring and one air chamber are oppositely disposed and function upon a single piston arm, inwardly extending rack e5 2 and 4, it will be teeth formed on the central portion of each of said flexible strap secured to an ,axle,sub-

of said piston arms, a. shaft, a cog wheel 56- stantia-ll as described for the purpose set cured to said shaft and functioning with forth.

said inwardly extending rack teeth, a drum In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 5 secured to 'an exposed end of said shaft, a ture.

flexible strap secured to said drum' member and wound around the same, the lower end GEORGE C. PEARSON. 

